BULAWAYO – Former national healing minister Moses Mzila-Ndlovu has said only widespread protests against the President Emmerson Mnangagwa government was the only way to save the country from total collapse. The call by Mzila-Ndlovu comes at a time separate mass protests have been organised by the MDC and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)…
HARARE – The Church has revealed it is willing to commit itself to lay groundwork to break the ice for political dialogue in light of the ongoing unbearable economic challenges in the country. In its new year statement, the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) — an umbrella body for Christian denominations in the country —…
HARARE – The curtain came down on 2018 and as 2019 is finally into full swing, the Daily News spoke to a number of social and political analysts who gave us what they think were the political highlights of the year 2018. ZimRights director Okay Machisa The year 2018 saw us having for the first…
HARARE – Former Energy minister Elton Mangoma was yesterday granted bail after appearing in court on charges of showing favour to a South Korean company which was contracted to manufacture switch gears. Mangoma who is jointly charged with Zesa Holdings chief executive officer Joseph Chifamba and Zesa Enterprises managing director Tererai Mutasa allegedly favoured Techpro…
HARARE – Malawi is set to become the latest African country to legalise marijuana farming in a bid to boost its economy. It comes as its major foreign exchange earner tobacco, starts to see the impact of a decades-long global anti-smoking lobby led by organisations including the World Health Organisation. The country’s Parliament has drafted…
HARARE – Fuel prices have slightly gone down despite persistent shortages being experienced throughout the country. Diesel was previously $1,34 per litre and is now at $1,25 while petrol which was $1,38 now costs $1,32 per litre. The free on board (FOB) charge for diesel is 0,5434 per litre while petrol is 0,4726. In a…
HARARE – Election Resource Centre (ERC) says it has started following up on the Executive, Parliament, the electoral commission, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Cooperation and traditional leaders to check on efforts being made to address the electoral inadequacies noted in observer reports from the 2018 elections. “With by-elections already being rolled out, the next being on…
HARARE – The Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) and Progressive Teachers’ Union (PTUZ) have refused to recognise the National Joint Negotiations Council (NJNC) meeting proposed by government citing that it is bogus. Speaking during a press conference at Africa Unity Square in Harare yesterday, Artuz president Obert Masaraure and PTUZ secretary-general Raymond Majongwe…
BULAWAYO – The minister of State for Midlands Province Larry Mavhima is being sued for alleged libellous statements he made against a local property development firm. According to court papers, Mavhima was reportedly interviewed by a local newspaper on December 2, 2018 where he made remarks perceived to be defamatory and damaging to the company….
HARARE – Neither the ruling party nor President Emmerson Mnangagwa are to blame for the country’s economic woes that are giving rise to labour unrests, Zanu PF’s information tsar said yesterday. “This is not about a Zanu PF or government issue alone. It is about all Zimbabweans having to put our heads together to get…
